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BMW tries to succeed where Daimler failed with London car-share scheme
BMW (BMWG.DE) launched its car-sharing service in London on Thursday, barely six months after fellow German carmaker Daimler (DAIGn.DE) said it was shutting its equivalent initiative in Britain.
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Exclusive: Takata investigated defective air bag inflator as early as 2003
As early as 2003, Takata Corp (7312.T) ran an investigation into an air bag inflator that ruptured in a BMW (BMWG.DE) vehicle, but concluded the problem was an anomaly, the company said on Tuesday, ahead of a second U.S. congressional hearing on dangerous air bags it supplied.
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U.S. says Takata response to nationwide air bag recall order 'disappointing'
U.S. auto safety regulators said Takata Corp's response to an order to expand a recall nationwide was "disappointing", criticizing the Japanese auto parts supplier for shirking responsibility over its potentially deadly air bags.
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GM says November China auto sales up 5.3 percent year-on-year
General Motors Co (GM.N) and its Chinese joint ventures sold 310,094 vehicles in China in November, up 5.3 percent from the same month a year earlier, the U.S. automaker said on Wednesday.
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U.S. November auto sales pace best since 2003
The top six automakers sold more cars and trucks in November than analysts expected, with a healthy economy, generous discounts and low fuel prices luring consumers into U.S. showrooms.
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Ford cancels SKF components contract, hits South African jobs
Some 250 jobs at a South African forging company could be cut after U.S. motor company Ford (F.N) canceled a components contract with SKF (SKFb.ST), just weeks after strikes hit car parts manufacturers, a union said on Tuesday.
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Jaguar Land Rover agrees UK pay deal with union
British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said on Tuesday it has reached a deal over pay and pensions with union representatives after revising its offer, which will now be recommended to staff to settle a dispute that had threatened industrial action.
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UAW presses Daimler at Alabama plant after NLRB victory
The United Auto Workers union said on Monday it will press managers of the Daimler AG's (DAIGn.DE) Mercedes-Benz assembly plant in Alabama to respect the right of workers to discuss organizing a local union while on the factory floor.
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